bray

English

/bɹeɪ/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry.
  • (intransitive) To make a harsh, discordant sound like a donkey's bray.
  • (transitive) To make or utter (a shout, sound, etc.) discordantly, loudly, or in a harsh and grating manner.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English braien derived from Old French brai derived from Latin *bragiō derived from Gaulish *bragu derived from Proto-Celtic *brageti derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreHg- (have a strong odour, smell, stink, flatulate) derived from Proto-Germanic *brekaną (break) inherited from Middle English brai derived from Old French brai root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreHg- (have a strong odour, smell, stink, flatulate).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰreHg-

Gloss

have a strong odour, smell, stink, flatulate

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

嗅

Emoji
🐽 👃

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